December 16th

Yikes.

I didn't update last week; that might be the first time this year that I skipped it entirely.

I got really really really sick last week, sicker that I can ever remember being, and was out of commission for a long time.

I've also been having a lot of issues emotionally/mentally that are refusing to budge at the moment, so I'm just trying to hang in there.

The good thing about being sick is that I lost some weight and seem to have sort of broken through my plateau. I thought it was all water weight at first, but I've maintained the loss so far.

Today was the first day in about a week and a half that I felt well enough to exercise. It was a bit of a disaster, I went running in a t-shirt thinking it was warm enough. It wasn't. It was a pretty miserable workout. Now I'm even more emotionally drained than I was before.

Anyway, I've lost 42.2 lbs total which is nice. Hoping to maintain this through the holidays. Here's my menu/exercise plan for the week. 

SUNDAY

Thai-style stir fried chicken & veg

Jog, 51 minutes

MONDAY

Leftovers

Cardio Kickbox, 25 minutes

TUESDAY

Crispy glazed tofu and broccoli

Frontside, 43 minutes

WEDNESDAY

Leftovers

Backside, 53 minutes

THURSDAY

Portobello and bell pepper sandwiches with aioli and brussels sprouts

Cardio Blast, 35 minutes

FRIDAY

Leftovers

Rest day

SATURDAY

Decide next week

Walk/run or step aerobics

December 2nd

I did okay this week. My stress levels are still pretty high and work was really irritating this week, but this weekend has been really nice so far. 

I'd gained weight over the week of Thanksgiving, which I knew would happen, but I'm down 2 pounds from the start of the week so that's good… I'm still about 3 lbs heavier than my lowest weight this year, though, and I'd really like to get back down to a total of 40 lbs lost by January 1st. My goal was 50 lbs for 2012, but I'd be okay with 40 at this point!

I got in 250 fitness minutes, which was what I'd planned, so I'm happy with that. 

I completed week 1 of the Skinny Snowman challenge. I didn't do nearly as well as I'd hoped, but there's always this week! Right now I'm slacking in the fruit department… you get 10 points/day for eating three servings of fruit which I never do. I usually get in 1 or 2 servings, but as far as I can tell with the challenge, it's all or nothing. I am not a big fruit fan, so I eat a lot of vegetables instead. I eat a lot more fruit in the summer but I'm not a big fan of citrus and other winter fruit. At any rate, I think I'll do better this week!

I did great on water consumption, I've been good about bringing my water bottle with me everywhere I go and if I just fill it up twice I manage my 64 oz. 

Had a couple great workouts this weekend. Went for a jog yesterday on my normal 3.6-mile route. It's been a while since I've done that. I am ridiculously sore today, but took some ibuprofen and cranked out my hour-long step aerobics. Now I'm double-sore, but at least I feel accomplished. 

The weekly goal for Skinny Snowman is to try a new workout, which I'm planning on doing on Thursday - Go Step Aerobics which is from a different instructor than I usually use and a different video. I think I tried it when I first got it like 3 years ago, but I don't think I ever finished it… so I consider it a new workout. 

Here's my meal plan for the week.

SUNDAY

Veggie French bread pizzas

Step Aerobics

MONDAY

Leftovers

Rest Day

TUESDAY

Thai-style stir-fried chicken and vegetables

Frontside circuit training

WEDNESDAY

Leftovers

Backside circuit training

THURSDAY

Southwestern baked egg rolls and salad

Go Step Aerobics

FRIDAY

Leftovers

Rest Day

SATURDAY

Decide next week

Step Aerobics or walk/run